CROSSWATER CANYON INC: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
CROSSWATER CANYON INC (EIN 27-4026852)
Tax period
2023-07-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2024-11-13
IRS object ID
202443189349305934
Schema version
2023v5.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2024-11-13T12:48:15-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN311119890PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Barnes Dennig & Co LTDBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1150 East Fourth StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityCincinnatiCityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP45202ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN274026852EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Crosswater Canyon IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCROSBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8597272222PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12800 Bullittsburg Church RoadAddressLine1Txt
CityPetersburgCityNm
State AbbreviationKYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP41080ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonScott FetzerPersonNm
Person TitleCFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone8597272222PhoneNum
Signature2024-11-11SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

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Preparer PersonPaula HumePreparerPersonNm
PTINP00537516PTIN
Phone5132418313PhoneNum
Preparation2024-11-11PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2024-10-15 13:58:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerMichael D ZovathPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12800 Bullittsburg Church RoadAddressLine1Txt
CityPetersburgCityNm
State AbbreviationKYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP41080ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$43,546,460GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2010FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateKYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTo operate for the benefit of, and to support the mission and purposes of, Answers in Genesis, Inc.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body4VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent4VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee883TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers334TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$1,416,929TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$102,586NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$346,975PYContributionsGrantsAmt
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PY Investment Income$104,923PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$15,031CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$16,882,325PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$8,800,114CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$64,249,125PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$37,293,821CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$19,816,677PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Revenues Less Expenses$6,643,563PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$7,483,017CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$52,053,453TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$49,303,788TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$82,861,876NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTo operate for the benefit of, and to support the mission and purposes of, Answers in Genesis, Inc.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$14,266,342ExpenseAmt
Revenue$27,387,001RevenueAmt
DescArk Encounter - Biblically Themed Attraction, located in Williamstown Kentucky, opened to the general public on an admissions fee basis July 7, 2016.Desc

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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
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Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Phone8597272222PhoneNum

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CityPetersburgCityNm
State AbbreviationKYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP41080ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (10 entries)

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Craig Baker
Board Member5.00Yes (X)$0$0$05.00
Dan Manthei
Board Member - Exited 9/235.00Yes (X)$0$0$05.00
Judge Darrell White
Board Vice Chairperson5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Adam Heinlein
Board Chairperson5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Scott Fetzer
Treasurer/CFO10.00$0$146,276$31,90150.00Yes (X)
Michael Zovath
Chief Action Officer40.00$132,176$0$1,661Yes (X)
John Pence
Secretary/General Counsel10.00$0$119,653$22,40450.00Yes (X)
Timothy Schmidt
Vice President of Horticul40.00$116,498$0$15,647Yes (X)
Thomas LiCalzi
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Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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Conquer
135 N Pennsylvania St Suite 2500IndianapolisIN46204Advertising$2,820,500
Croswell of Williamsburg LLC
975 West Main StreetWilliamsburgOH45176Transportation$1,921,211
Joseph David Advertising LLC
135 N Pennsylvania St Suite 2500IndianapolisIN46204Marketing$1,650,000
Mark Spaulding Construction Co
5785 Constitution DriveFlorenceKY41042Construction$1,281,924
Epling Construction of Northern Kentucky
15379 Parkers Grove RoadMorning ViewKY41063Construction$208,352
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K8CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Operations900099$2,082,737$1,656,604$426,133
Membership Revenue900099$321,444$321,444
Event Outreach900099$307,431$307,431
Events900099$3,376$1,313$2,063
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Total Program Service Revenue$27,815,197TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Other$8,483OtherAmt

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Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

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Other Revenue Total$1,654,014OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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Exclusion$1,669,045ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$66,919TotalAmt
Program Services$66,919ProgramServicesAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

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Program Services$8,203,239ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$577,316ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$271FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Program Services$1,394,528ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$127,951ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,078FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Program Services$597,257ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$54,767ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,458FundraisingAmt

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Total$3,571,404TotalAmt
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Management And General$1,154,283ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Program Services$240ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,684,237ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Program Services$780,229ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$173,142ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Program Services$77,423ProgramServicesAmt
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Interest InterestGrp

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Total$332,724TotalAmt
Program Services$332,724ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Program Services$2,835,655ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$148,920ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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Maintenance and Repairs$1,078,493$1,062,461$16,032
Contracts and leases$88,274$88,274
Taxes$40,000$40,000

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Management And General$7,191,066ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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EOY$5,617,589EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

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BOY$712,685BOYAmt
EOY$566,208EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$431,399BOYAmt
EOY$413,603EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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BOY$118,858,451BOYAmt
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BOY$909,296BOYAmt
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Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$127,432,312BOYAmt
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Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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BOY$3,796,563BOYAmt
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Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,744,028BOYAmt
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Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

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BOY$19,986,607BOYAmt
EOY$17,587,689EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,526,255BOYAmt
EOY$25,963,017EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$52,053,453BOYAmt
EOY$49,303,788EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$75,378,859BOYAmt
EOY$82,861,876EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$82,861,876EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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EOY$132,165,664EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,874,710CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,239,199CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$346,975CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$663,479CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$22,929,321TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,874,710CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,239,199CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$346,975CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$663,479CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$22,929,321TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$731,931SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$22,197,390PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$31,941CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$118,254CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$86,248CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,548CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$360,444TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year$102,586CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$113,113TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,208,546CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,483,330CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,394,816CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,654,014CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$17,750,582TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$41,153,460TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$210,911,705GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.53940PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.54440PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart IIFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationIn Part II the 2023 column includes the short-year period from 7/1/2023 to 12/31/2023.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,709,782OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$1,709,782BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$125,272,246OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$22,791,165DepreciationAmt
Book Value$102,481,081BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$7,667,037OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,744,063DepreciationAmt
Book Value$5,922,974BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$7,244,958OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$4,895,541DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,349,417BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$15,433,663OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$9,326,757DepreciationAmt
Book Value$6,106,906BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$118,570,160TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Lease Liabilities$4,464,445
Related Party Payables$21,498,572
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$25,963,017TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$43,546,460TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue$6,252,639OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$6,252,639RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$37,293,821RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$37,293,821TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$36,063,443TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$6,252,639OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$6,252,639ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$29,810,804ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$29,810,804TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part X, Line 2:The Organization is exempt from income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and a similar provision of Kentucky law. However, the Organization is subject to federal income tax on any unrelated business taxable income. The Organization's IRS Form 990 is subject to review and examination by federal and state authorities. The Organization believes it has appropriate support for any tax positions taken, and therefore, does not have an uncertain income tax positions that are material to the financial statements.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:COGS 6,252,639.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:COGS 6,252,639.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonScott FetzerPersonNm
TitleTreasurer/CFOTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$0BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$146,276CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$1,586DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$0NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$30,315NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$0TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$178,177TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 3FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe organization relied on a related organization that used one or more of the methods in Question #3 to establish compensation.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2One board member is the financial advisor of another.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe 990 was reviewed by the Chief Financial Officer and the board of directors were sent a copy electronically prior to its filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cThe conflict of interest policy is signed annually by the board of trustees.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15There is a compensation structure that the Human Resources department follows and the board approves compensation for officers and key employees.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The organization's governing documents, financial statements, and policies are available to the public upon written request and upon payment of copying costs.
Form 990, Part IX, line 11gProfessional Fees: Program service expenses 2,417,121. Management and general expenses 1,154,283. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 3,571,404.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c:The organization did not change its oversight or selection process during the current tax year.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdTotal IncomeTotalIncomeAmtEnd Of Year AssetsEndOfYearAssetsAmtBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt
Ark Encounter LLC
2800 Bullittsburg Church RoadPetersburgKY41080273945921Own, Lease, develop propertyMO$42,632,167$91,193,331Crosswater Canyon Inc
Ark Development LLC
2800 Bullittsburg Church RoadPetersburgKY41080473885433Own, Lease, develop propertyKY$0$3,688,567Answers in Genesis Inc
Takenbac Enterprises
PO Box 567HebronKY41048061765931Own, Lease, develop propertyKY$0$0Answers in Genesis Inc
Parking Lot Ventures
1 Ark Encounter DriveWilliamstownKY41097881141271Own, Lease, develop propertyKY$0$106,900Answers Collective Inc

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationIndAddress Line1ForeignAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityForeignAddress/CityNmProvince Or StateForeignAddress/ProvinceOrStateNmCountryForeignAddress/CountryCdForeign PostalForeignAddress/ForeignPostalCdLegal Domicile Foreign CountryLegalDomicileForeignCountryCd
Answers in Genesis Inc
2800 Bullittsburg Church RoadPetersburgKY41080330596423Religious EducationKY501(c)(3)Line 100
Twelve Stones Christian Academy Inc
PO Box 567HebronKY41048821515482Religious EducationKY501(c)(3)Line 20
Answers in Genesis Canada
Religious Education501(c)(3)0304 Oxford StreetIngersoilOntarioCAN5C 2W1CA
Answers in Genesis Australia
Religious Education501(c)(3)0PO Box 3824LonganhomleQueenslandASQLD 4129AS

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Answers Collective IncBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 510AddressLine1Txt
CityHebronCityNm
State AbbreviationKYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP41048ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN853812867EIN
Primary ActivitiesAffiliated Taxable BusinessPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateKYLegalDomicileStateCd

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Answers in Genesis IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Entity TypeCEntityTypeTxt
Share Of Total Income$2,539,793ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Share Of EOY Assets$8,402,385ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Answers in Genesis IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypePTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$4,368,723InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationFMVMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt

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